Space Age Fashion

スペースエイジ・ファッション / 1960s / Style / Fashion History

Translated space-race optimism into material experiment — metal, plastic and geometric cuts presenting the body as a future artifact, the 1960s couture avant-garde.

Mini A-lines / Metal and plastic / Helmets and goggles / White and silver

Space Age Fashion — ピエール・カルダン展 2019（CC BY 2.0）Space Age Fashion — クレージュのゴーゴーブーツ 1965（CC BY-SA 4.0）Space Age Fashion — カルダン展の展示 2019（CC BY 2.0）
ピエール・カルダン展 2019（CC BY 2.0） ／ クレージュのゴーゴーブーツ 1965（CC BY-SA 4.0） ／ カルダン展の展示 2019（CC BY 2.0）

Dictionary entry

Best used for
Comparing primary sources and exemplary cases · Extracting principles that transfer beyond dress
Type
Observe the letters and signs of the era and community referred to
Composition
Translate silhouette and proportion into composition
Material
Verify the material conditions: cloth, tailoring, the wearer's body
Caution
Never peel off the garment's signs alone. Verify who wore it, why, and against what.
Further study
André Courrèges, Moon Girl, 1964 / Paco Rabanne's metal dresses / Pierre Cardin's geometric cuts

Related entries

Source: SCAD FASH — Pierre Cardin: Le Futur

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